I want to buy a kayak and I am looking at the pelican castaway 116. I wan to know where I can put the redfish if I want to eat them. People have suggested stringers but I think redfish will be too strong and big to put on a stringer. I also have the issue of alligators, shark, and alligator gar eating my fish. Any suggestions?
Cooler of ice. A sturdy stringer will work, too.
I will use pictures and websites to answer your question.
Picture of king salmons on a kayak:
http://www.ketchikankayakco.com/photos/Large_Pics/2%20Kings.jpg
A site showing California yellowtail tuna on stringers.
http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/servlet/the-template/spring-dsh-kayak-dsh-yellowtail/Page
Picture of California white seabass on kayaks.
http://www.hobieco.com/linked_images/kayak/57-3_WhiteSeaBass.jpg
http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/images/templates/kayak_whiteseabass6.JPG
There are sharks in SoCal waters so here’s a pic of a shark ON a kayak:
http://www.californiafishingguide.com/11_footer_Malibu_California_Thresher_Shark.jpg
And I think you might be interested to see these pictures:
http://www.theboaters.com/app/vault/photos/originals/user28_1184754790.jpg
http://richc.myarchive.us/2008/03/great-white-shark-following-kayak-poster/
LOL
A stringer system is really your only choice if you have no room on your ‘Yak.
(Where legal), you could also fillet the fish “on the spot” and store in a super-small cooler inside freezer-proof plastic baggy’s…….The Pelican 116 has a large “stern storage platform” where you might be able to stick a small cooler??……(and nothing else).
Otherwise, if your not comfortable with those options, you need to rethink purchasing a Kayak.
Canoes have much more available space and can easily have a cooler installed……….
James GREAT pics and links!!